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00:00 >> At this point in the year, guys expected to try to play through a lot of
00:05 different injuries that they're dealing with?
00:07 >> Yeah, absolutely.
00:08 I mean, I think everyone in here's got a little something going on,
00:12 across the league too.
00:13 But I'm gonna be out there regardless.
00:17 >> You talk about toughness with yourself, Baker,
00:19 the guys you have to play through a lot of class.
00:23 How impressive do you think is his ability of being a tough guy?
00:27 >> Yeah, he's a badass.
00:28 He wants to be out there with us, he wants to be balling, he wants to be grinding.
00:32 And I've had a lot of ankle stuff, so I know how they feel.
00:35 And him coming back in with something like that is pretty awesome.
00:40 It just shows that he wants to be out there and fight with us.
00:42 >> What does that do for a team when you see a guy putting that effort forward?
00:46 >> It's huge for us.
00:48 I mean, like I said, we know he wants to be out there fighting.
00:52 He didn't want to take a backseat to anything.
00:56 And it's just nice that knowing that he wants the ball.
00:58 >> Hey, Tristan, Rashad getting 100 yards rushing,
01:03 do you feel like that's another piece of the offensive puzzle coming down?
01:07 >> Yeah, absolutely.
01:08 I thought we were on top of our run game pretty well last week.
01:11 And that's a big thing we've been putting emphasis on,
01:13 trying to get that rolling.
01:14 So him getting that's definitely huge.
01:17 But yeah, I think we've been really stressing the run game and
01:20 trying to get that rolling.
01:21 >> Coach Bowles was saying, it's like we just need to put everything together.
01:24 >> Yeah.
01:25 >> Maybe the run game is part of that.
01:27 What are some other ways you guys are able to put it all together?
01:30 >> I think just not shooting ourselves in the foot, finishing in the red zone.
01:35 And I think that's a big thing for us, just getting in the end zone when we're
01:40 down there, taking advantage of those opportunities.
01:42 But definitely started with the run game.
01:46 >> How important is this group against Carolina?
01:48 Obviously, it's the first of several chances.
01:51 >> Yeah, I think it's huge.
01:53 If we wanna win the division, it starts with them this week.
01:58 So it's really huge.
02:00 >> Tristan, you've told me before that every team brings impressive pass rushes
02:03 in the NFL.
02:04 But what can you say about Carolina specifically maybe that you've been seeing
02:07 and that you're looking forward to on Sunday?
02:09 >> Yeah, I think I've been seeing it for two years now.
02:12 Brian Burns, he's so underrated, and he's been balling this year.
02:16 So definitely him, Derek Brown, guys like that, Marquise Haynes,
02:21 they got guys across the board that love rushing the passer.
02:25 And they're pretty good at it.
02:26 So yeah, definitely a good front.
02:29 And we're excited to go against them, and we know what we got ahead of us.
02:33 >> How much of a shock to the system has it been after the three and one start?
02:37 You guys dropped now six of the last seven.
02:39 I don't think anyone anticipated this kind of a slump.
02:42 >> Beginning of the season, a lot of people did.
02:46 So they counted us out, and I hate saying we're close.
02:51 And stuff, but we're one game out of the lead of the division.
02:56 So we just gotta buckle in and keep our nose to the grindstone and get it rolling.
03:02 >> Do you feel fortunate, everyone talks about you guys are lucky to be in
03:06 the NFC South.
03:06 Is that kind of an insult a little bit as well?
03:11 >> I mean, I guess so.
03:13 It's kind of a shitty thing to say, but it is what it is.
03:16 We're here just trying to make a playoff push.
03:19 So we know what we got ahead of us, and we gotta take advantage of these
03:24 opportunities and come away with some Ws.
03:27 >> Thanks, Justin.
03:29 >> Thanks, guys.